Meaning-in-life measures and development of a brief version of the personal meaning profile

The Human Quest for Meaning: Theories, Research, and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 357-382

  McDonald, Marvin J ^a   Wong, Paul T P ^b   Gingras, Daniel T ^c  

^a TRINITY WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Industrial soft ware ^*  (United States)

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EID: 84921538390     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203146286     Document Type: Chapter

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